American Indian Studies
American Indian studies as an academic discipline arose out of the interrelated social and intellectual movements of the 1960s and 1970s, when Indian activists and intellectuals throughout the hemisphere increasingly mobilized community and creative resources towards redressing the centuries of marginalization, dispossession, and racism that characterize Native/non-Native relations.
Inherently interdisciplinary, American Indian studies has evolved over the past generation into a vast academic discipline committed to understanding not only questions about Native cultures, politics, history, arts, and society, but also the specific educational, legal, and cultural needs of contemporary Indian students, scholars, and communities.
American Indian studies at WSU combines specialists in Indian art, anthropology, history, literature, and music.
Both a minor and certificate are offered. See the WSU Catalog (select Liberal Arts, General Studies Program) for details.
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Professor Orlan Svingen
Department of History
509-335-5205
Native American ceremonial dancer at the annual Pah-Loots-Pu powwow
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